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同是天涯沦落人
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同是天涯沦落人 — “We are all fallen people at the world's end”

同是天涯沦落人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People who share the same unfortunate circumstances and thus sympathize with each other; fellow sufferers in distress”. Literally, “We are all fallen people at the world's end”.

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同是天涯沦落人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

同是天涯沦落人 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
同
tóng6same, together, with
是
shì9to be, yes, right
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
涯
yá11water's edge, boundary, limit
沦
lún7sink into ruin
落
luò12fall, drop, settle, decline
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 同是天涯沦落人

在异乡打拼的两人,聊起各自的辛酸,都觉得“同是天涯沦落人”,彼此之间多了一份惺惺相惜
When two people striving in a foreign land shared their struggles, they both felt like "fellow sufferers in distress," which fostered a deeper mutual sympathy between them.

Idioms Related to 同是天涯沦落人

Synonyms of 同是天涯沦落人

  • tóng同bìng病xiāng相lián怜share a common plight and sympathize

More idioms starting with 同

  • tóng同yè业xiāng相chóu仇competitors are often at odds
  • tóng同chóu仇dí敌kài忾share a common hatred for the enemy
  • tóng同chóu仇dí敌kǎi慨unite in common hatred against an enemy
  • tóng同xiū休gòng共qī戚share joy and sorrow
  • tóng同xiū休děng等qī戚share joys and sorrows
  • tóng同chū出yī一zhé辙cut from the same cloth
  • tóng同lì利xiāng相sǐ死share interests, die for each other
  • tóng同lì力xié协qì契unite and make concerted efforts
  • tóng同gōng功yī一tǐ体share same achievements and status
  • tóng同mìng命yùn运gòng共hū呼xī吸share common destiny and interests
  • tóng同chuí垂bù不xiǔ朽achieve immortal fame together
  • tóng同táng堂xiōng兄dì弟paternal cousins

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Questions about 同是天涯沦落人

What does 同是天涯沦落人 mean?

同是天涯沦落人 (tóng shì tiān yá lún luò rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People who share the same unfortunate circumstances and thus sympathize with each other; fellow sufferers in distress”.

How do you pronounce 同是天涯沦落人?

同是天涯沦落人 is pronounced tóng shì tiān yá lún luò rén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 同是天涯沦落人 literally mean?

Literally, 同是天涯沦落人 means “We are all fallen people at the world's end”. It is used to mean “People who share the same unfortunate circumstances and thus sympathize with each other; fellow sufferers in distress”.

What is the Chinese definition of 同是天涯沦落人?

大家都是有不幸的遭遇的人

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